What am I to do when my daughter is really sick but wont take her medicine ??

Ashling - posted on 01/04/2010

ice cream or yogurts? if it's paracetamol or ibuprofen get suppositories. syringes work well too

Samantha - posted on 01/04/2010

glad to hear ur daughter is feeling better

Francesca - posted on 01/03/2010

my 2.5yr old son has been sick none stop for the past year and he has had to take heaps of medicine. sometimes he fights me to take the medicine. i think he's over it just as much as i am. i bought a medical kit for children and he loves elmo so i bought an elmo doll as well. when we have to give him medicine we put it in a syringe and pretend to give it to elmo then he takes it himself. this seems to work for us. give it a try, anything is worth trying. wish you all the best. it is very frustrating.

Krissi - posted on 01/02/2010

Ugh- I know how you feel. When my son was on antibiotics a while back he kept spitting it out. Something is better is better than nothing, I suppose.

Teresa - posted on 01/02/2010

I would not mix medicine w/ food. My mom stuck a pill in an oreo when I was a kid to trick me into taking it. I couldn't eat oreos for YEARS because of it. I still think they taste a little off.



My son just finished a 10 day (once a day) course of meds. I just had him strapped in his high chair and squirted it in. He was fine w/ it for the first 2 days, but started fighting me after that. I just squirted it in bit by bit while he was screaming. As soon as he had the last bit he would stop screaming instantly. I don't bribe or reward for taking medicine. It's just something that needs to get done. The more they cooperate, the faster it is over. :)

Natasha - posted on 01/01/2010

Thank you all 4 the great feedback my daughter is feeling much better...
The reward thing worked the best I think lol

Cathy - posted on 01/01/2010

One thing you definitely don't want to do is put medicine in a bottle.My pediatician told me that some can get stuck to sides and it is hard to know exactly how much they have taken.I have found the reward system works best. When my toddler refuses to take medicine I let him have a special reward when he's done-something that he never gets to do-like play with my cell phone(under constant supervision) for 5 minutes.This really worked for us.

Bibia - posted on 01/01/2010

have you tried suppositories (meds thru the anus)? i have tried that before when my little one didn't want to take oral meds. she cried for a while but she was ok a few mins after...at least she was still able to take her meds. it is very easy to administer.

Natasha - posted on 01/01/2010

Quoting Amy:

I sometimes mix it with my daughters bottle. If she won't drink, I will get her to open her mouth and quickly put it in. The Dr. told me that at least she is getting some that way, and that some is better than none.

Lol I already tried that 1 & she knew something was up straight away reckons it smelt funny & demanded a new 1 haha she getting 2 smart now it use to work tho...

Thanks 4 the advice :-)

Michelle - posted on 01/01/2010

I would put the medicine in flavored applesauce for my daughter.

Brandi - posted on 01/01/2010

I like to use distraction. I put on his fav TV show and snuggle him in my lap to the side so I can control is arm and head movement. Then I grab the syringe of meds and stick it towards the back of his mouth and off to the side. That way he doesn't taste as much of it! Then he gets a hug and a small cup of juice to help chase the taste away!

Karie - posted on 12/31/2009

It can sometimes depend on the type of medicine she is taking. Sometimes you need to avoid certain types of food with medications. I had this problem with my son, Ben, for about two years. He had a lot of ear infections and bronchitis a couple of times and had to be put on antibiotics. Usually, I ended up wearing most of his medication. At the suggestion of my doctor, when he did need them, we requested the chewable kind. We then crushed and stirred them into something that he liked, usually yogurt or pudding. You could do this with a liquid as well, but it may be more difficult to hide the taste with a liquid.
If it is a liquid, we were told to try using the dropper or syringe style measuring spoons. Then tip their head slightly back and squeeze the medicne towards the back and to the side, (so they don't choke or gag on it). Most small children don't have the coordination to push the medicine forward from the back of their mouth with their tongue yet. (this is how the doctor explained it to me...however it worked with my daughter, but not any of my sons).

Mandy - posted on 12/31/2009

I usually mix it in my daughters juice and she seems to take it that way.

Rachel - posted on 12/31/2009

I usually mix it in with milk or juice and my son does fine with it! Good luck!

Bridgett - posted on 12/31/2009

Try letting her see you take some of the medicine first, let her see how good it is, and then let her take some, and if that doesn't work, put it in her drink.

Jane - posted on 12/31/2009

the little yogurts hide it pretty well. otherwise, i use bribery. take your medicine, some juice and then you get candy or cookies.

Sarah - posted on 12/31/2009

Have you tried putting her medicine in a drink..I wouldn't do a full glass but like a few ounces. Or see if they come in suppositories. Try bribing her like give her a piece of candy immediately after she takes her medicine. I have a 5 year old who takes 5 medicines daily for allergies and asthma..its a fight with him and I bribe him with a few ounces of coke or root beer something they really like to drink, immediately after it takes the nasty taste away. Good luck!!

Amy - posted on 12/31/2009

I sometimes mix it with my daughters bottle. If she won't drink, I will get her to open her mouth and quickly put it in. The Dr. told me that at least she is getting some that way, and that some is better than none.